Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET November 2017 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Oakeshott says Hobbes is the greatest political thinker produced by the English speaking people.
Reason (R): No other thinker can match his philosophical foundations and clarity of thought.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion, since Oakeshott rated Hobbes supreme precisely for his philosophical depth and clarity.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion, since Oakeshott rated Hobbes supreme precisely for his philosophical depth and clarity.
★Michael Oakeshott, in his introduction to Leviathan, called it the greatest masterpiece of political philosophy in the English language.
★He admired Hobbes for building a complete and rigorous system from first principles about human nature.
★For Oakeshott the power of the work lies in its logical coherence and the lucidity of its reasoning.
★Hobbes derives the state, sovereignty, and law step by step from the passions and reason of individuals.
★This judgement places Hobbes at the head of the English tradition of systematic political thought.
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